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Resolved:-
 
(1)         
that approval is given to the delivery of the Brandhall Village
scheme which incorporates the following:
·     
a circa 27 hectare Eco-Park,
·     
a replacement school for Causeway Green Primary School which
achieves a carbon zero/ carbon neutral accreditation (e.g.
PassivHaus) accreditation.
·     
the provision of 190 new homes delivered to a minimum of Energy
Performance Certificate - Grade A, of which a minimum of 25% will
be for affordable provision.
 
(2)         
that approval is given to delivery approach ‘Option 3’
as the most appropriate method for project delivery of the
Brandhall Village scheme as set out in appendix 1;
 
(3)         
that subject to (1) above, approval is given to authorise the
Executive Director – Place in consultation with the Cabinet
Member for Regeneration and Infrastructure to approve the final
masterplan for the EcoPark;
 
(4)         
that approval is given to authorise the Executive Director –
Place, in consultation with the Executive Director, Finance and
Transformation and the Monitoring Officer/ Assistant Director -
Legal and Assurance, to procure and award a contract for a
development partner and to confirm the details of the transaction
for the disposal of circa 5.1ha of land for housing delivery in
accordance with the housing objectives identified in recommendation
(1) and subject to the Disposal of Council Owned Land and Buildings
Protocol;
 
(5)         
that the Executive Director, Finance and Transformation is
authorised to allocate £187,000 of capital resources to fund
the demolition of the former Club House and the making good for
future incorporation into the site proposals, subject to available
funding being identified and a satisfactory capital appraisal being
undertaken;
 
(6)         
that the Executive Director – Place, in consultation with the
Monitoring Officer/ Assistant Director – Legal and Assurance
and the Executive Director - Finance and Transformation, be
authorised to enter into any necessary legal agreements, submit any
necessary planning applications/ agreements, undertake all
necessary procurement processes (including entering into contracts
for the provision of goods and services and any direct contract
awards), undertake relevant community consultation relating to the
scheme or its individual elements, and undertake/ exercise all
other necessary actions/ powers to deliver the Brandhall Village
scheme, including the demolition of the former Club House;
 
(7)         
that the Executive Director, Finance and Transformation is
authorised to allocate up to £613,000 to provide the capital
funds required to support the delivery of the EcoPark, subject to
available funding being identified corporately and a satisfactory
capital appraisal being undertaken;
 
(8)         
that the Executive Director, Finance and Transformation, in
consultation with Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Growth, is
authorised to increase capital funding allocated to the delivery of
the park (detailed 1.6 above) within the approved delegation levels
(max £1.0m) should it prove necessary once the park
masterplan is finalised and final costs are understood, subject to
available funding being identified corporately;
 
(9)         
the Executive Director, Finance and Transformation is authorised to
allocate revenue reserves of £310,000 to support the
progression of the delivery of the project, including:
·     
agency and Legal support for procurement and disposal of 5.1ha of
land for housing development.
·     
progression of discharge of planning conditions relating to site
wide viability and the need and use of the school playing
fields.
·     
preparation and submission of a Reserved Matters application for
the Park proposals, including the associated supporting technical
documents required.